The Police

I'm not sure if I should be pleased or pissed off.

I finished work at 7pm and visited a friend until 7:30pm who lives in
a bit of a pikey area.

I had just put the bike on Reserve on the journey up but was going to
fill it tomorrow anyway so I turned the fuel tap from Reserve back to
the On position so it wouldn't have much juice to run on if someone
nicked it. I parked it in gear and flicked the kill switch and
engaged with the steering lock as a minor inconvenience to any scrotes
without style decided to run off with an ER-5.

At 7:30 I departed from her house and went back to my bike to ride
home. I was at the bike for 10 minutes as the bugger wouldn't start.
I couldn't get the key in the ignition or the steering lock off for
some reason but eventually managed, stuck on the tank bag and then
couldn't get it to tick over (I forgot that it was low on fuel and it
should have been on Reserve) so got off and had a look around it in
the dark when some blue lights started approaching.

I thought nothing of them but stepped on to the pavement so that they
could pass swiftly should they need but as they got closer they slowed
down to a halt and boxed me and the bike in and seemed quite bemused
that I hadn't run off.

ONE HUNDRED MINUTES LATER I managed to convince them that I did
actually own this motorcycle and I just couldn't get it to start.

It turns out that the area is so pikey that the local plod had
received a CCTV report of someone trying to steal a motorcycle and had
come along to arrest me. They did checks on my ID, registration plate
and insurance and even ran back the tape on the camera to witness me
park it. They finally admitted their error and then pissed off after
telling me I shouldn't smoke so much at my age.

I appeared to be excellent entertainment for the local Chav population
who had called all of their friends and family to stand and stare in
some kind of hypnotic trance at the blue flashing lights.

It's nice to know that the police are quite active in some shit areas
even if they're a little late to arrive at potential crime scenes. I
can think of better ways to have spent an hour and a half.

<Boing Boing> Zebedee says 'Time for Bed.' </Boing Boing>

 

Excellent - I would like to think I could convince them in a bit less time
(1) but it's nice to see them looking after ER5s.

(1) I have an O level in metalwork.

John

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Eatmorepies

Doubtless you could, but then you wouldn't be spending ninety-eight
minutes trying to get access to their truncheons, would you?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of
the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

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Eatmorepies said...

I have one in Biology. Together we can weld cats up.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, wessie

Awww...

{{{Wessie}}}

(Strong, totally non-homoerotic man-hug with rib-shattering back-slaps,
obviously)

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of
the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, wessie

LOL

Unless you're a fucking orang-utang, I reckon I'm on a winner.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of
the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Ook?

 

Mechanicats?

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, BGN belched forth and ejected the following:

<snip>

I can now see why people made a fuss of me being pissed off about my
bike being moved when the fencers came round to erect a new fence.

Yes I was pissed off they moved it without my say-so but better that
than them knocking it over or damaging it further.

I'd be ok about the police thing, except if it was me because I have an
early bed time, which reminds me. I'm late for work.

Indeedy-doody.

 

Pleased in that they're actually doing their job. And also that you had
an hour and three quarters to admire nice men in uniform.

 

BGN wrote:

[snip tale of plod actually working]

As welcome as it is rare. Perhaps their speed gun was borken?

Thumbs up to plod.

 

Choose less pikey friends. ;-)

 

It's a punishment from <INSERT DIETY HERE> for seeing a woman.

 

At least we know she TIUTA without having to ask.

 

What, not even a "do you mind ..."? - how very accommodating.

 

Hmm, <runs off to register www.catwelding.com>

 

Did you get a copy of the CCTV film for our amusement?

 

No.